Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-16
"a THREE-TTMEW INNER.o
Has Hanlan Lost His Grip ?-PhiIosoph-
ical Training Demanded.

The defeat of "Ned" Hanlan by Teemer
at Toronto in August indicates the lend of
the glory" of the doughty champion.
he has sustained his record with admir-
able pluck and success, but the tremendous
strain of years of training must certainly
some day find its limit
Apropos of this we recall the following
interesting Renaissance of aquatic annals:
On fine bright day in August, 1871, an
excited multitude of Is, 900 to 5000 persons
lined the shores of the beautiful Kenebe-
cassis, near st. John, N. B., attracted by a
tour-oared race between the famous Paris
crew of that city and picked English crew
Tor So, 600 and the championship of the
world Wallace Ross, the present renowned
oarsman, pulled stroke for the Blue Nose
crew, and Jim" Renforth, champion scull-
er and swimmer of England and of the
world, was stroke in the English shell.
Excitement was at fever heat.
But three hundred yards of the course
had been covered when the Englishmen
noticed that their rivals were creeping
away.
Give us dozen, Jim," said the veteran
Harry Kelly, exechasir1s.ir3.;oon of England,
who was pulling No. oar.
Il can't, boys I'm done, said Renforth,
and with these words he fell forward, an
lnanlmate heap in the boat
He has been poisoned by book-mak-
ers, was the cry, and belief
Everything that science and skill could
suggest for his restoration was tried; but
after terrible struggles of agony, the strong
man, the flower of the athletes and pride Of
his countrymen, passed away.
The stomach was analysed but no sign or
trace of poison could be found therein,
though general examination showed very
strange condition of the blood and the
hte-giving and health-preserving organs
caused by years of unWise training. While
the muscular development was perfect the
heart and kidneys were badly congested
The whole system was, therefore, in just
that state when the most simple departure
from ordinary living and exertion was of
mOmentouS consequence. His wonderful
strength only made his dying paroxysms
more dreadful and the fatality more GER
tain.
Hanlan is now in Australia. Beach,
champion Of that country, is powerful
fellow, who probably understands the liza
bility of athletes to death from over-train-
ing, the effect thereof being very serious on
the heart, blood and kidneys, as shown by
poor Renforths sudden death
Within the past three years he has taken
particular care of himself, and when train
ing, always reinforces the kidneys and pre-
vents blood congestion in them and the
consequent ill-effect on the heart by using
Warmers safe cure, the sportsmans uni
versal favorite, and says he lis astonished
at the great benefit"
Harry Wyatt, the celebrated English
trainer of athletes, who continues himself
to be one of the finest ofspecimens of man
hood and enc of the most successful of
trainers, writes over his own signature to
the English Sporting Life, September 9Th,
saying: 81 consider Warmers safe cure in
valuable for all training purposes and out
door exercise I have been in the habit Of
using it for a long time. I am satisfied
that it pulled me through when nothing
else would, and it is always three-time
winner!'
Beach's and Wyatt's method of training
is sound and should be followed by all.